Uche Cecil Izuora The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), will officially launch the Omi Eko Project on Friday, 17th October 2025, at the Five Cowries Terminal, Falomo. This landmark event highlights the state’s dedication to sustainable development and innovation in water transportation. The launch, beginning at 10:00 AM, will bring together government officials, development partners, community leaders, and the media. Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will deliver keynote remarks and unveil the project, which promises to transform Lagos’s water transport system. The Omi Eko Project introduces over 78 high-capacity electric ferries, advanced digital ticketing, smart terminal infrastructure, and improved safety…
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Faces At The Just Concluded 2025 Annual NAICOM Seminar for insurance journalist in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Insurance journalists at the seminar L-R: Deputy Commissioner Finance and Administration National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), Ekerete Ola Gam-Ikon; Commissioner for Insurance Olusegun Omosehin, and Deputy Commissiner Technical Dr. Usman Jankara at the 2025 Seminar for Insurance Journalists in Abeokuta, Ogun State
Uche Cecil Izuora The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has embarked on a new era of engagements with the launch of its Stakeholder Engagement Forum, aimed at strengthening connections with its diverse audience. This initiative reflects the Agency’s growing commitment to improving communication and service delivery across Nigeria’s weather and climate sectors. Leading this effort is Mrs. Funke Adebayo-Arowojobe, the Director Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, who was instrumental in initiating the forum and has been championing a case for NiMet’s public image and visibility locally and internationally. NiMet, is charged with collecting, analyzing, and disseminating weather and climate data.…
Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has called on global leaders to make bold choices that could save millions of children’s lives and consign some of the world’s deadliest diseases to history by 2045.Speaking before an audience of more than 1,000 policymakers, philanthropists, private sector leaders, and community advocates at the 2025 Goalkeepers event, Gates warned that the world was “at a crossroads” as health aid faces historic cuts.“Humanity is at a crossroads. With millions of children’s lives on the line, global leaders have a once-in-a-generation chance to do something extraordinary,” Gates said. “The choices they…
The Chairman and Group CEO of Oilserv Group, Engr. (Dr.) Emeka Okwuosa CON, have reiterated the need for cross-broader collaboration, data accuracy as tools in unlocking the Nigeria and other African countries prosperity in Natural Resources. Speaking at a Local Content Plenary Session co-hosted by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the Ghana Petroleum Commission, themed “Cross-border Projects and Knowledge Exchange,” during the just concluded AOW Energy Week, Accra, Ghana, he opted for visa restriction relaxation for professionals. Okwuosa, who was represented by Engr. Chuka Eze, Managing Director of Frazimex Engineering Limited, stated that “First, there is…
Yemisi Izuora Two top global oil trader Vitol and North American fuel distributor Sunoco, have taken delivery of the first U.S. import of petrol from Dangote refinery. The delivery was made on Monday, according to vessel-tracking data and two sources familiar with the matter, as reported by Reuters. The delivery, on the tanker Gemini Pearl, marks a major milestone for the 650,000 barrel-per-day Dangote refinery, as energy market participants had been waiting to see when its production would start meeting strict U.S. motor fuels standards. Vitol purchased the Gemini Pearl’s cargo of around 320,000 barrels of gasoline from Geneva, Switzerland-based Mocoh…
Uche Cecil Izuora The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), has highlighted the Agency’s efforts in monitoring meteorological elements and ensuring timely communication of weather and climate information. The Agency said it is providing such timely information to critical gathering of the economy such as aviation, agriculture, marine and blue economy, energy, health to achieve disaster risk reduction. These were part of highlights at the Agency’s 2025 Stakeholders Forum in Lagos on Wednesday with the theme “Early warnings: Raising awareness on climate risks and promoting early action.” The gathering serves as a collaborative space for diverse stakeholders to exchange insights, foster…
IATF 2025: from left; General Manager, Commercial and Business Development, Oilserv Group, Engr. Cheta Okwuosa, Arsenal Fan TV host, Robbie Lyle and Chief of Staff of Oilserv Group of Companies, Mr. Cephalus Wariri, at the ongoing Intra-African Trade Fair, IATF 2025, in Algiers, Algeria. Yemisi Izuora Oilserv Nigeria Limited, has urged International Oil Companies, IOCs, operating in Africa to improve on the opportunities offered them, especially within the African space on Engineering, Procurement, and Construction companies. The company which has put in over 30 years in the sector has been identified by industry players as rich in capacity and has…
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has unveiled a series of strict safety measures aimed at tackling the surge in boat accidents across Nigeria, including an outright ban on all unauthorized loading points. At a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, NIWA’s Managing Director, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, detailed the Authority’s efforts since October 2023 to improve waterway safety. These include the introduction of the Water Transportation Code, deployment of 350 water marshals, mandatory passenger manifests at registered jetties, and the establishment of rapid-response search and rescue stations that now reach emergencies within 30 minutes. In 2025 alone, NIWA has extended…
Yemisi Izuora The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD), a critical branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), have launched a fierce attack on the union’s national leadership, calling for the immediate arrest of key executives over what they describe as “reckless and destabilizing” actions that threaten Nigeria’s oil and gas sector. In a strongly worded statement jointly signed by Chief (Mrs) Blessing Dafinone (Warri PTD) and Comrade Joseph Dagogo-Jack (Port Harcourt) branch, the drivers accused NUPENG President Williams Akporeha and General Secretary Afolabi Olawale of mismanaging the union, intimidating members, and undermining national economic progress.…